The Look and Feel of Winter
It’s been pretty cold for the last few weeks but based on how close we are to the Ocean, I assumed that I wouldn’t SEE much of a Winter season. So with that said you can only imagine my surprise to wake up and see snow falling. I woke up about 12:30 but I didn’t actually fall asleep until a little after 5am so I guess I got a decent amount of sleep for a change. I woke up to arguing over the heat being off but that quickly blew over. The second I looked out the window I saw the flurries begin to fall from the sky and instantly threw my jacket on, slapped the leash on Bella and bolted out the door.¬† Unfortunately it wasn’t sticking to the roads but I guess it just wasn’t heavy enough for that, let alone cold enough.¬† There’s also a lot of salt in the air thanks to the Ocean so I assume that had something to do with it as well.¬† It started around 12:30 and now being 9:30 in the evening it doesn’t look as though it’s ready to let up anytime soon.¬† It’s only an estimated inch to two inches but that’s more than enough to keep me happy right now.¬† Karen hates the snow AND the cold, I just don’t think she went far enough South to really get away from it, honestly.¬† I say Florida should be her next move – heh.
Anyhow, I’ve finally gotten all of the gifts wrapped up and ready to go for Christmas, now they just have to sit under the tree for the next 19 days.¬† It seems like quite a bit of time but when it comes to the Holiday Season, time just kind of flies by anyway.¬† I also did a lot of reading today.¬† I picked up a few books from Barnes & Noble last week and I’ve been browsing through them ever since.¬† One of them is a soft cover and to keep up with the festivities I used some wrapping paper scraps to put together a book cover for it.¬† It went from a boring “Idiots Guide to…” book to a shiny red one that matches all of the gifts under the tree.¬† I’m pretty odd when it comes to gift giving.¬† I like shiny materials, I tend to use a lot of red, silver and even blue for punches of color.¬† I don’t typically use the paper that’s covered with pictures of Santa or anything, I like the metallic look that you get from the solid color paper – rarely found in the Seasonal section of the store.¬† Go down the card/bag/bow isle, you’ll know what I’m talking about.
I’ve gotten started on my laundry for this upcoming weekend.¬† I’m really excited about going to Atlantic City.¬† It’s around the same time (almost to the day) that I went last year when I won the $6,500 that really helped me out with Christmas and school last year.¬† I’m hoping to have the same kind of luck this time around, but I’m only limiting myself to $500 for the whole weekend, I figure if I only make about $500 every two days, spending $250 a day really won’t be such a big deal.¬† If I happen to lose, oh well – I’m sure I’ll have fun doing it.
I’m bringing my camera this time.¬† If my memory serves correct, A.C. was very beautifully decorated last year.¬† I’m itching to get some good pictures.¬† Sean is even considering bringing his camcorder depending on where we happen to go.¬† I wonder what kind of a decorations they’d have up at Showboat.¬† I know that Ceaser’s has all of the statues decorated with Christmas hats, it’s going to be a pretty amazing weekend.